How to check if id already exists - codeigniter

Question

i am trying to check if an id in the database already exists and if it does not then only insert that id and not the other ones that exist

I have tried to do a where sta

Answer 1

Model

load->database();
    }

    function check()
    {
        $query = null; //emptying in case 

        $id   = $_POST['id']; //getting from post value
        $name = $_POST['name'];

        $query = $this->db->get_where('fruits', array(//making selection
            'id' => $id
        ));

        $count = $query->num_rows(); //counting result from query

        if ($count === 0) {
            $data = array(
                'name' => $name,
                'id' => $id
            );
            $this->db->insert('fruits', $data);
        }
    }
}

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